I-novena yokuhlonipha u-St. Benedict ngokumelene nazo zonke izingozi
ISt. Benedict waziwa ngokuthi unguyise wezindela zasentshonalanga futhi uhlonishwa njengosanta yiSonto LamaKatolika. Wazalelwa eNorcia ngo-480 AD, wakhula futhi wathola imfundo yakhe eRoma, kodwa ngemva kweminyaka embalwa wanquma ukulishiya idolobha ukuze ayohlala njengendlovukazi emigedeni yaseSubiaco. Lapha waheha abanye abafundi eduze kwakhe, asungula nabo izindela eziyisithupha.
La Umthetho kaSt. Benedict, eyabhalwa cishe ngo-540, kwakuyiphuzu elibalulekile lokubhekisela empilweni yezindela eYurophu futhi isabonwa nanamuhla emiphakathini eminingi yezenkolo. Lomthetho wawuthi ukubaluleka komthandazo kodwa nokubaluleka kobuntu, kwamakhono omuntu ngamunye, obuntu, okuthi, okwenziwa ngendlela enesiyalo, kuholele abathembekile ukuba bakhonze uNkulunkulu ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Ithonya lakhe ladlulela kwezobuciko, izincwadi kanye nomculo.
La iqembu ekuhlonipheni lo ongcwele uwela I-11 Julayi futhi igujwa emazweni amaningi omhlaba. U-St. Benedict ungusanta ongumvikeli wezindela, izazi, abalimi, abadwebi bezakhiwo nonjiniyela.
Izimpawu zehlelo likaSaint Benedict
Inkolo yeSan Benedetto ibonakala ngezimpawu eziningi. Okudume kakhulu yi- Isiphambano sikaSt Benedict, okwathi ngokwalokho okushiwoyo watholwa ongcwele ngokwakhe phakathi komunye wemibono yakhe. Esiphambanweni kuqoshwe amagama athi "Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti” (Isiphambano sikaBaba Ongcwele uBenedict) nenqwaba yezinhlamvu, kuhlanganise no-“C” omelela Kristu kanye nelithi “S” elimele uSathane.
Olunye uphawu olubalulekile yi- imedali Benedict, igqokwe abathembekileyo njengoba i-protezione ngokumelene namathonya amabi wendawo ezungezile. Indondo ikhombisa umfanekiso kasanta ngakolunye uhlangothi noSt. John uMbhapathizi ngakolunye uhlangothi nombhalo othi "Siyanixosha, nawo wonke umoya ongcolile", ebhalwe ngesiLatini.
Ekugcineni, i- Umsebe wokukhanya evezwe emidwebeni kangcwele ifanekisela eyakhe ubungcwele kanye nekhono layo lokukhanyisa izingqondo zabantu.
Benedict kube isihloko sabaningi umsebenzi wobuciko, okuhlanganisa imidwebo, izithombe eziqoshiwe nezithombe eziqoshiwe. Phakathi kwemisebenzi yobuciko enikezelwe kulo ngcwele sithola iseyili ka UFra Angelico igcinwe e-Uffizi eFlorence kanye nesithombe esikhulu sosanta esakhiwe ngu U-Antonio Raggi ekomkhulu le-Archdiocese yaseNaples.